Wauthier-Braine

Wauthier-Braine is a village in Braine-le-Château, Arrondissement of Nivelles, Wallonia and has about 3,650 residents. Wauthier-Braine is situated nearby to the locality Champ de la Cure, as well as near the quarter La Cantine.

Photo: Romaine, CC0.

Type: Village with 3,650 residents
Description: human settlement in Braine-le-Château, Belgium
Also known as: “Braine-le-Château (Wauthier-Braine)”, “Vauthter-Braine”, and “Wauthier”
Postal code: 1440

Places of Interest

Highlights include Nizelles Abbey and K-W Line.

Nizelles Abbey

Park

Photo: Grentidez, CC0.

Nizelles Abbey was an abbey of Cistercian monks located in Wallonia in Ophain-Bois-Seigneur-Isaac in Braine-l'Alleud, Walloon Brabant, Belgium, on a short distance to the south of Brussels.

K-W Line

Ruins

Photo: WO2, Public domain.

The Koningshooikt–Wavre Line, abbreviated to KW Line and often known as the Dyle Line after the Dijle river, was a 60-kilometre-long fortified line of defence prepared by the Belgian Army between Koningshooikt and Wavre which was intended to protect Brussels from a possible German invasion. K-W Line is situated 3 km northwest of Wauthier-Braine.

Église Saint-Laurent de Haut-Ittre

Church

Photo: EmDee, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Église Saint-Laurent de Haut-Ittre is a church, which is situated 3 km south of Wauthier-Braine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Haut-Ittre and Ophain-Bois-Seigneur-Isaac.

Haut-Ittre

Village

Photo: EmDee, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Haut-Ittre is a village, which is situated 3 km south of Wauthier-Braine.

Ophain-Bois-Seigneur-Isaac

Village

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.

Ophain-Bois-Seigneur-Isaac is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Braine-l'Alleud, located in the province of Walloon Brabant, Belgium. It was a municipality in its own right before the fusion of the Belgian municipalities in 1977. Ophain-Bois-Seigneur-Isaac is situated 4 km southeast of Wauthier-Braine.

Ittre

Village

Photo: EmDee, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ittre is a municipality of Wallonia located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. Since the fusion of the Belgian municipalities in 1977, the municipality is composed of three districts: Haut-Ittre, Ittre and Virginal-Samme. Ittre is situated 4 km southwest of Wauthier-Braine.

Wauthier-Braine

Categories: human settlement, municipality section, and locality
Location: Braine-le-Château, Arrondissement of Nivelles, Walloon Brabant, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

50.68032° or 50° 40′ 49″ north

Longitude

4.29881° or 4° 17′ 56″ east

Population

3,650

Elevation

62 metres (203 feet)

United Nations Location Code

BE WAB

Open location code

9F26M7JX+4G

OpenStreetMap ID

node 294066552

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

2783946

Wikidata ID

Q2202729

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Walloon—“Wauthier-Braine” goes by many names.

Catalan: “Wauthier-Braine”
Dutch: “Woutersbrakel”
French: “Wauthier-Braine”
Irish: “Wauthier-Braine”
Polish: “Wauthier-Braine”
Slovenian: “Wauthier-Braine”
Walloon: “Wåtî-Brinne”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Grand’Place de Wauthier-Braine and Maison de la cohésion sociale.

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